Silhouetted workers of Meralco, the Philippines' biggest power utility, work to add a new line for a residential area in Tondo, Metro Manila March 2, 2015. The Philippine Senate is poised to approve on Monday a resolution giving President Benigno Aquino emergency powers to tackle a looming power crisis that could hurt a revitalized manufacturing sector and booming call centre industry on the main Luzon island. The Energy department has warned of ... more

Silhouetted workers of Meralco, the Philippines' biggest power utility, work to add a new line for a residential area in Tondo, Metro Manila March 2, 2015. The Philippine Senate is poised to approve on Monday a resolution giving President Benigno Aquino emergency powers to tackle a looming power crisis that could hurt a revitalized manufacturing sector and booming call centre industry on the main Luzon island. The Energy department has warned of rolling brownouts that court hurt Asia's second-fastest growing economy after China, as electricty supply is forecast to be critically thin during the summer months starting March. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENERGY) less